Fire Safety in Residential and High-Rise Occupancies Quiz

Multifatality fires in residential board and care facilities are trending downward due to more stringent codes and increased awareness.
Notable fires with five or more deaths in residential board and care facilities are listed in Table 11-8.
Detention and correctional occupancies are used to house people under restraint or security measures.
Pre-incident planning is necessary for detention and correctional facilities.
Notable fires with five or more deaths in detention and correctional occupancies are listed in Table 11-11.
Residential occupancies include one- and two-family dwellings, apartment buildings, dormitories, hotels/motels, and lodging or rooming houses.
An occupancy factor matrix for residential occupancies is shown in Table 11-12.
Leadership in hotels and motels is generally provided by parents traveling with children.
Awareness is rated slightly negative in all residential occupancies because occupants are sleeping part of the time.
Familiarity with surroundings and alternative means of egress is important in residential occupancies.
Most fatal fires and property loss occur in residential buildings.
Fire departments responded to an average of 354,400 home structure fires annually between 2013 and 2017.
Most fire deaths occur in residential occupancies, including one- and two-family dwellings, apartment buildings, hotels, motels, and dormitories.
Multiple-death fires occur in single-family homes every year.
Smoke alarms and detectors have greatly reduced the number of deaths in residential properties.
Convergence cluster behavior can occur in high-rise buildings, which reinforces the importance of conducting a complete, systematic search.
One- and two-family dwellings account for a large part of the fire problem and more firefighter line-of-duty deaths occur in these properties than any other occupancy.
Apartment buildings are similar to one- and two-family dwellings in terms of life safety, extinguishment, and property conservation, but a larger number of people are concentrated in a smaller area.
Preincident plans should be made for apartment buildings, including a map showing the building layout, areas requiring a higher flow rate, and access problems.
Personal items of occupants are of great value and should be considered in property conservation efforts.
In closely spaced apartment complexes, fire can quickly spread to other buildings
Houston, Texas apartment complex fire is discussed in Chapter 9 of NFPA guidelines
It is important to get ahead of the fire for extinguishment and evacuation purposes
Alerting and evacuating residents who are not in immediate danger is fairly easy
Rescue efforts become more complex if the fire spreads and threatens occupants
High-rise residential properties are also considered apartment buildings
High-rise buildings have special perils and require specific tactics
High-rise buildings are discussed in Chapter 12 of NFPA guidelines
The primary concern in closely spaced apartment complexes is the rapid spread of fire
Defensive operations are necessary to prevent the spread of fire in apartment complexes.